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NY 100-18676 . a. . ‘Fe te “edt. . - et : ; : o = ‘ . : a “She ‘admitted ‘attendance “at New York K tnivoreity: ‘night achoaa: for - approxinately two years. -She said that the depression and the uneven. distribution of wealth in this country had caused her to search for an es-" cape from the existing struggle that she was going through. She admitted-.- .- that it was at -this time that she at first became Anteres ted in Commnism. ; i awe ; ‘The following is a review of ‘the statements made by various oe Soy _ members of the National Committee of the Commnist Party and members of .-.- the ) Editorial Staff of the “Daity 3 Workers ‘soncerning the arrest of | CLAUDIA Tn the “Deity Worker®, gamaary r, 1 1948, Page, 25 Column tye m ‘the following: Statement was made s S ” ; a “aes oo ae a . The Communist party: Nationa sard in a "signed statement. a a a by WILLIAM COSTER, Chairman, EU » General Secretary and HENRY | WINSTON, Orgahizational Director, called for the removal of Attorney. Gen-. eral TOM CLARK." The article continued by stating that the arrest was ;.. part of a drive by the Government against all progressives in the Uni ted” States. The article continued by quoting Councilman BENJAMEN DAVIS, ss stating: "The arrest of the Negro womens leader is a foul attack Seainss _the militant Negro women of America, against the West Indian popu a tec... and against the civil rights | which your. committes claimed to uphold.®. on * Other statements were ‘made by vam dtores te Chairs - tan of. the New York Commnist Party, and HOWARD “STRETCH WORNSCH, Educational . Director, New York County Commanist Partye. ekg ots a ta + - . ae * oe ce ram os Mee a > Tp an ‘article in the #Da Worker", January 23, 1948, a Me Page ‘ll, Column 3, ELIZABETH GURIE YNN, member of the National Comms ttes of the Commnist Party, stated, "Justice Department hits all time low on the attack on CLAUDIA JONES*®. In reviewing the work of CLAUDIA JONES. Mise Fiynn atated tha following: ePeantifyl a tanuant a Vee JUNE, fy S2OGuSnse aS @ SpGaxccl, gifted as a writer, she became a leader of the Young Commnist League before she was twenty, and its Educational Director in 1940, She wrote under the OO pen name of CLAUDIA JONES in the “Daily Worker®™ and other publicationes Sees e . She ably aided Spotlight, an excellent AYD magazine. * a. Mhig ERT ae eo ype: a In the “mjorker®, January 25, 1948, ‘Section. 2,. Page 9, _— . Colum 1, City Councilman BENJAMIN DAVIS in: comenting © on the arrest t x deportation of CLAUDLA JONES, . stated the followings... p fete be kts oo toy a ey oO “4 fees ae” 4 oe 7